El‐Sayed Baz

This study identifies Neprilysin 1 in the mushroom bodies as a regulator of SIFamide levels, which control feeding behavior in Drosophila melanogaster by shaping SIFamidergic signaling.

This study shows that sleep deprivation in Drosophila impairs pattern separation by disrupting sparse coding in the mushroom body through SK channel-mediated changes in inhibitory neurons.

The paper shows that presynaptic release probability, not synaptic strength, decreases with sleep loss and affects sleep need across species.

The paper introduces iDOC, a platform for single-fly olfactory conditioning and memory assessment, showing spaced training promotes sleep while massed training induces anesthesia-resistant memory.

The paper identifies three molecular subgroups of parkinsonism in Drosophila using behavioral screening and machine learning, each linked to distinct cellular pathways.

The paper shows that astroglial calcium signaling in Drosophila increases with sleep need and is required for homeostatic sleep rebound, identifying TyrRII as a key receptor involved in this process.